We woke up early. We had our leftover honeybuns from Target and drank the last half gallon of orange juice. Sharon dutifully made our sandwiches as the Road to Hana had very limited food selections and all expensive.
As I loaded the car I noticed two people hanging around my rental car. I am usually paranoid about getting robbed or having my car broken into. They just keep talking as I loaded more and more stuff in the car.
Then they seemed to follow me into the hotel. But instead they opened up a walled partition showing the coffee shop next door. They were there to get the shop ready, and couldn’t get in until the person with the key showed.
We actually hit the road at around 6:09AM, much before any of the crowds. We were going down the narrow winding road to Hana. Our guide was Gypsy App Sharon had purchased before our trip. The app has access to our location and tells us when to turn.
Paia was the town we stayed in. And come to find out there isn’t much at all to the town. Just